World Mental Health Day – October 10 — is a day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy. An initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health to raise public awareness of mental health issues worldwide.

Mental Health Australia is delighted to be leading the World Mental Health Day campaign in Australia. As the peak not-for-profit organisation representing the mental health sector in Australia, Mental Health Australia has a focus on ensuring the whole community recognises the part we all play in creating a mentally healthy society.

Do You See What I See? challenges perceptions about mental illness in Australia and encourages everyone to look at mental health in a more positive light, in an effort to reduce stigma and make way for more people to seek the help and support they deserve. Help reduce stigma and make a #MentalHealthPromise today.

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1 in 5 Australians are affected by mental illness, yet many don’t seek help because of stigma.

We can all do something to help shed a more positive light on mental health.

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The wonderful @Fay_Jackson_MH at the @AUMentalHealth issues workshop yesterday discussing not just person centred care but person driven care, and if people want intergalactic services then this is what they shall receive !

35% of people entering the #NDIS for #psychosocial support have not had recent contact with #mentalhealth services. If these are the people in need of the most intensive support, what does this figure suggest about the adequacy of supports outside the NDIS? #mentalhealth

.@SimonLongstaff from @ethics_centre challenges the Annual Issues and Opportunities workshop to take every opportunity to make small daily decisions on the right side of ethics in order to change the world #mentalhealth